Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

June 5, 2020

Prevalence and Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Illness in Symptomatic Pregnant and Postpartum Women Stratified by Hispanic Ethnicity

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  • Among pregnant or immediately postpartum women with COVID-19 symptoms or an epidemiologic link to a case, women of self-reported Hispanic ethnicity were disproportionately represented (60%, vs 18% in the population). Hispanic women were no more likely than non-Hispanic women to be hospitalized, but they were more likely to be admitted to the ICU and to be intubated. 

Goldfarb et al. (June 2, 2020). Prevalence and Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Illness in Symptomatic Pregnant and Postpartum Women Stratified by Hispanic Ethnicity. Obstetrics & Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000004005